2008-09 O-Pee-Chee Parallel Guide

[Mauri]

Looks very confusing........... i'm getting my first box this week, hope to help clarify things, or maybe bring more confusion........ Bought a couple of packs last week-end to see and i'm now totally confused ! What's the difference between golds, metal and metal X ? If i get it right, the metal are look-alike versions of the golds, except that there is a little silver edge around the player and team logo. And the metal X have the same silver edges and a plain mirror-like background. Picked also what i thing is a gold hi-number card, not stated as being part of this release ! Am-i right, or totally off the track ? Help !

I have understood that mountain top versions of Metal-X are pretty easy to recognize, because there's those mountain tops all over the card.

[geschrocks33]

Metal X are very easy to recognize with the "mountain-top" markings on it. The gold ones have a Rainbow shine to them, thats the best I can describe

[Mauri]

Metal X are very easy to recognize with the "mountain-top" markings on it. The gold ones have a Rainbow shine to them, thats the best I can describe

The problem is that not all Metal-X cards have those mountain tops.

[avs9601]

I hate parrallels

[normopc]

Opened my first OPC Update box today.......... and still confused. I think i got 5 Metal X, i see tire threads or mountains, i see some dark with a rainbow type appearance.......... some don't, and many have silver contours around the player's body and team logo.......... Confused is not the word, totally lost and frustrated ! So, i give this a try. I wrote to Upper Deck ......... an automated e-mail says that i should get an answer within 48 hrs......... we'll see. If i don't get an answer, they will get a second one, and a third one ! I won't quit.

As for the regulars borders, i think that 601-700 have gold borders, and 701-800 have red-brown borders.

[j7records]

I´ve just opened my first OPC Update box and I can only agree with all those who have problem spotting the difference between metal and metal X.
2 of my metal x had the mountain top, 4 didn´t. They just give a more "rainbow" shine when reflected in the light.

It´s gonna be real hard trying to tell the difference on a photo when buying online...

[RGM81]

Not usually. Pretty much all of the photos/scans I've seen of the Metal cards have them very dark while the Metal X are much brighter and have the rainbow effect (as per above) - what may throw people off would be inaccurate listings.

[normopc]

Asked to UD on Tuesday....no answer so far. Poking them again.........and will again if they don't answer !

[DaveS]

From everything I've seen and heard the different Metal "variations" you mentioned are simply different looks on each of the 200 cards due to the different background colours/designs and there is not one of each per card. I could be wrong, but that's what I've come up with so far, and I've done a LOT of searching for info on these blasted parallels! LOL

I've heard there's four versions of Metal-X cards. Mountains comes in dark and light, "non-mountains" comes in "smooth" and "vertical bars.

Whether all four versions exists for all 800 cards is unknown to me.

[RGM81]

From everything I've seen and heard the different Metal "variations" you mentioned are simply different looks on each of the 200 cards due to the different background colours/designs and there is not one of each per card. I could be wrong, but that's what I've come up with so far, and I've done a LOT of searching for info on these blasted parallels! LOL

That's right Dave - the "variant within the variant" is largely something for the extreme completionists out there who have to have 'em all. Even I don't need 4 Gorges Metal X cards with various mountaining on them! LOL